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Article: Israel, Jordan End 46-Year State of War; At White House, Nations Vow to Begin Era of Economic, Political Cooperation
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- The Washington Post
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- July 26, 1994
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With a beaming President Clinton as their witness, Jordan's
King Hussein and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands
yesterday over an agreement to end the 46-year state of war between
their countries and work together for peace in the Middle East.
As a fierce sun beat down on the South Lawn of the White
House, the two leaders stood with Clinton before hundreds of
spectators and signed what they called "The Washington Declaration."
It is not a formal peace treaty, but it nonetheless signals the
removal of one more country from the roll of hostile Arab neighbors
that have opposed Israel since the Jewish state's founding in 1948.
"The term used in international documents as ...